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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
Songwriter
Herb Middleton
Herb Middleton
Songwriter
Faith Evans
Faith Evans
Songwriter
Carl Thompson
Carl Thompson
Songwriter
K-Ci Hailey
K-Ci Hailey
Songwriter
Lee Drakeford
Lee Drakeford
Songwriter
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Herb Middleton
Herb Middleton
Producer
Chucky Thompson
Chucky Thompson
Producer
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Sean "Puffy" Combs
Producer
B. Brockman
B. Brockman
Mixing Engineer
Herb Powers
Herb Powers
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You must believe, you must believe
Hey, yeah
[Chorus]
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you
[Verse 2]
I told you once before
That I love you and I need you
But let me tell you once again
You are my closest friend
I'll never leave you
So hold me tight all through the night
Caress me with your tender care
Anytime or anywhere
[Verse 3]
Anytime, anywhere
I will go with you anywhere (Please won't you trust me, baby)
Won't you trust in me, baby (Stay with me)
Till death do us part (Till death do us part)
You'll always be right in my heart
Won't you please stay with me
Baby, please (Please believe in me)
[Chorus]
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You must believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe (Gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You must believe in me (You gotta believe that)
Mary, Mary, I heard you loud and clear
[Verse 4]
Why don't you believe in me?
Tell me why you don't see
That you can put your trust in me
And let me lead the way
Please, baby, take my hand
I don't need another man
But if you wanna hold on tight
You cannot be afraid
[Chorus]
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You must believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you (You gotta believe)
You gotta believe (Gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
Oh, you got to believe in me, yeah
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you
[Bridge]
Take me, boy, by my hand (Take me)
Let me make you understand (Make you understand)
That I can never let you down
Baby, just believe in me
Take me, boy, by my hand (I said take me, take me, yeah)
Let me make you understand
That I can never let you down
Baby, just believe in me (Please believe)
[Chorus]
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You got to believe, you gotta believe
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
(You gotta believe, yeah) I won't never hurt you
[Chorus]
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe)
You gotta believe that
I won't never hurt you
You gotta believe (You gotta believe, gotta believe in me)
You gotta believe in me, baby (You gotta believe that)
I won't never hurt you (You gotta believe)
[Outro]
You got to believe, oh, ah (You gotta believe in me, baby)
Written by: Big Bub, Cedric R. Hailey, Chucky Thompson, Faith Evans, Herb Middleton, K-Ci, Lee Drakeford, Mary J. Blige, P. Diddy, Sean J. Combs

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